1 shot and wounded at Miami Metromover station

One person was shot and wounded at this Miami Metromover station near the School Board. DAVID J. NEALdneal@miamiherald.com

One person was shot and wounded at this Miami Metromover station near the School Board. DAVID J. NEALdneal@miamiherald.com

A confrontation between a security guard and a panhandler led to a shooting Thursday morning at a Miami Metromover station.

The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. at the station, 50 NE 15th St., next to Miami-Dade County School Board headquarters.

The shooting put a panhandler in the Ryder Trauma unit and a security guard in the hospital.

According to Miami-Dade police, the guard asked the panhandler to leave the Metromover. The panhandler did, then returned. In a physical confrontation, the panhandler choked and bit the security guard, who managed to shoot the panhandler.